kbdlight on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "kbdlight" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install kbdlight on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kbdlight on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kbdlight" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone kbdlight's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kbdlight.git 
            
                        
                ~/kbdlight
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/kbdlight folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/kbdlight
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kbdlight package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 721401
Name: kbdlight
PackageBaseID: 73296
PackageBase: kbdlight
Version: 1.3-1
Description: A very simple application that changes MacBooks' keyboard backlight level.
URL: https://github.com/WhyNotHugo/kbdlight/
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: whynothugo
Submitter: whynothugo
FirstSubmitted: 1378684753
LastModified: 1586984842
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kbdlight.tar.gz